Thursday 5 December 2013 10:45, UK
England spinner Graeme Swann said the tourists are 'fairly pleased' having reduced Australia to 273-5 on day one of the second Test in Adelaide.
Swann also praised fellow spinner Panesar, who returned to the side for the first time in an Ashes match since July 2009 and showed enough to suggest he could well be a major asset for England in the match. "I thought his bowling was excellent," Swann said of Panesar, who took 1-68 in 24 overs. "It's never easy coming back into a team because obviously a lot of spotlight goes on you - a lot of expectation. I thought he applied himself really well. "It was a beauty to get his wicket (bowling Steve Smith) and he could have had two by the end, which was unfortunate. "He did the job we wanted him to do. That's all Monty ever does. He just turns up and plays his game."
